Prediction: in 5 years, April Fool's Day will be "canceled" by anyone even mildly woke, and in 10 years a company that dares to try an April Fool's gag will have to fire seven people to appease all the angry social justice warriors.
I can't even say how many hot takes I've seen from my liberal asshole friends today about things that are
never funny guys omg. Yeah, ok, someone doing a boring "I'm pregnant lol no just kidding" post on Facebook is trite and stupid, but humor's like anything else: only a small percentage of people are actually good at it, and most of us tell average, boring jokes. Usually ones we got from someone else, and maybe added a personal touch to.
Complaints I've seen today:
- Any April Fool's pranks relating to having babies in any way is strictly forbidden and NEVER FUNNY because some people can't have babies and are sad about it, so be considerate!
- Pranks about coming out as a different gender are contributing to the culture that murders trans people
- April Fool's Day will bring out your lesser-known triggers, stay safe! [Note: does not mention "staying offline" as a way to stay safe]
- Autistic people are hurt by April Fool's Day because they don't understand the social cues that reveal someone's not being serious!
- Lying and dishonesty are never funny and it's about deception and why is anyone ok with this?
These people have been right on the bleeding edge of SJW thought for a decade, and everything that was crazy out there when they initially said it has become unquestioned orthodoxy within a few years.
This is all a bunch of people who never grew out of the "I hope the barista doesn't think the way I ordered my coffee was uncool, oh god, she
did, she thinks I'm uncool, I'm an
idiot and I can never come back to this Starbucks again" phase, demanding Starbucks distribute guides on exactly how to order. The glorious narcissist should never have to deal with that ordinary shame of being seen as having imperfect knowledge.